Story of the Game:
The Skylights hosted University of Alberta- Augustana on Monday night. Northern won against the Vikings 80-55. The Skylights went into half time with a score of 41-27. In the fourth quarter, Northern ripped open the game scoring 23 points to their 11.
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Individual Stats:
There were four Skylights in double figures on the night. The Skylights were led
Jessica Curl, who hit her career high as a Skylight with 20 points.
Sydney Hovde had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds (4 offensive, 6 defensive).
Lily Hilderbrand and
Gokce Aslan had 10 points each.
Sabin Keo added seven assists.
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The Vikings were led by led by Jessica Haenni and Torey Lauber with 11 points each. Emma Van Bruinessen added eight points.
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Stats of the Game:
The MSU-Northern Skylights shot a field goal percentage of 56.7, 30 from the arc, and 69.2 percent from the free throw line. Northern forced them into 17 turnovers for the night. As a group, the Skylights had 25 assists.
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Augustana shot 36.7 percentage from the field, 25 percent from the 3-point line, and 50 percent from the free throw.
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The Skylights so Far:
The Skylights move to 6-5 in the overall season and 0-2 in conference play.
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Up Next:
Northern will head to Arizona for the Phoenix Frontier Challenge. The Tournament is Dec. 19-21. First game is against Benedictine University at Mesa at 6 p.m. The second game is on Dec. 20 at 4 p.m. against University of Science and Arts. The last game is on Dec. 21 with a match-up against San Diego Christian.
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